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Tunisia Will be One of the Fastest-Growing Markets in AME, Reaching $2.2 Billion in 2014, Says
Pyramid
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 10 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Tunisia's telecom market will be one of the fastest-growing markets in
the Africa/Middle East region with total telecom revenue estimated to grow at
a CAGR of 5.4 percent over the next five years, reaching $2.2 billion in
2014, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the
telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network
Communications Markets in Tunisia offers a precise profile of the
country's converged telecommunications, media, and technology sectors based
on proprietary data from our research in the market. The 24-page report
provides detailed competitive analysis of both the fixed and mobile sectors,
tracks the market shares of technologies and services, and monitors
technologies such as WiMax, IPTV, and VoIP. It provides a comprehensive view
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Even though Tunisia's mobile and fixed penetration were among the highest
in the region in 2008 (82.1 percent and 11.5 percent, respectively), the low
broadband penetration rate of 2.2 percent indicates there is still room for
growth, observes Sylwia Boguszewska, analyst at Pyramid Research and author
of the report.
"To stimulate competition, the government launched a tender for a
fixed-line services license so as to promote broadband Internet access and
prop up mobile telephony services," Boguszewska says. "The process of a
tender for a technology-neutral license for a mobile and fixed operator was
started in May 2009, and a new player is expected to enter the market in
2010," she adds. "This, plus the sale of another stake in Tunisie Telecom,
will have a positive effect on market competitiveness and liberalization."
"Although the market will contract in 2009, it will bounce back with
broadband being the fastest growing among other significant market segments,"
explains Boguszewska. Broadband services will be a considerable source of
growth over the next five years, with a CAGR of 15.1 percent between 2009 and
2014, producing estimated revenue of $174 million in 2014, up from $81
million in 2008. "This growth will over compensate for the decline in
narrowband Internet services, which will only generate revenue of $4 million
in 2014," concludes Boguszewska.
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